Academic Records B.A. Special (Geography) – First Class Honours - 1993 - University of Colombo , Sri Lanka M. Phil Degree (The Impact of human activities in maintaining the balance in Wetland Eco-Systems in Sri Lanka - A case study in Muthurajawela Wetland - Negombo) , University of Colombo - 2003 PhD. (Reading) - The Role of Agro-technology in Improving food security in Sri Lanka Area of Specialization Agricultural Geography Research Interest Agricultural Geography, Cartography , Rural Development Other Academic Activies 2nd Examiner - For the 2 nd year examination in Arts Degree,2005 (GEO 2202 Remote Sensing for Resources Survey) of University of Ruhuna . Visiting lecturer - On map reading for the course of Aspects of Environmental Science at the Department of Plant Science, University of Colombo for the 2005 and 2006 batches. Instructor - certificate course on “GIS Application in Planning Process” at Institute of Human Resource Advancement , University of Colombo in 2007 Committee member on Advanced Level curriculum reform board 2007 at NIE, Maharagama Visiting Lecturer - For the educational degree course at the National Institute of Education (NIE) Maharagama- for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students from 2005 - to date. 1 st Examiner - For the 1st year , 2nd year and 3rd year examination in Educational Degree Course in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 respectively of NIE Maharagama. Visiting lecturer - For the course of introduction to the environmental science in the Department of Zoology University of Colombo for the 2008/2009 Chief Supervisor - For evaluation of Advanced Level examination (Geography) from1996 to 2011. Publications Books “Introduction to Land surveying and chain surveying ”- 2009 (Wijesooriya Publishers, Boralla) with Mr. Lasantha Manawadu Served as the co-author – study guide for Cartography (English medium guide book for first year Cartography course of faculty of Arts University of Colombo- 2009) –(Publisher Faculty of Arts) (in press) – Accepted the publish the book on “ Wetlands in Sri Lanka ” 2009 by “Saman Publishers”, Delkanda, Nugegoda. Co-author of the book “Geography Grade 13 new syllabus 2009 ( Statistics) - Ministry of Education. Research Papers “The importance of wetlands " for the Perawelle Nandarathana felicitation volume Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo (January 2010). “Past present and future trends of Tea Industry in Sri Lanka ” for the Prof. Jayanthi De Silva felicitation volume Department Geography, (November 2009). "Rural poverty and achievement of the Samurdhi movement”, Author - Mrs. M.T.K.D. Priyanthi 2009. “Issues related to Banana Cultivation in Sri Lanka ” for the felicitation volume of Department of Buddhist and Palli, University of Colombo (December 2009). Conferences, Papers presented and Training Programs (2005– 2010) Papers Presented : “An analytical study of human activities that effected the balance of wetlan